How To Ice Dye Fabric – Tie Dye Techniques

Ice dye is one of the easiest tie dye techniques I’ve ever done – the ice does most of the work for you! I can’t think of too many projects better than this for a sunny, summer day 🙂 It doesn’t take long to do and the results are beautiful!

Shirts or other items to dye (the higher the cotton percentage, the better – polyester won’t take the dye) I used this tee

*Any items such as the container you use, or cookie cooling racks, should not be used for food again after doing this. I recommend buying some inexpensive ones from the dollar store or Walmart just for dyeing with.

Tips:

Do this outside, or where it won’t matter if things get messy

The more ice you use, the more effects you’ll get

Be generous with the amount of dye you use

Use analogous colors together such as red, orange, and yellow or pink, purple, and blue

Wear a mask to prevent breathing any dye

I let my dyed items sit overnight with the dye still on them, just to make sure the dye would take full effect. If you have time, I recommend doing this – but this way, the powder will dry and be harder to wash off.

Before wearing, wash items in the washer without other items they could stain